jennifer's mother died of the disease. but those plans changed. >> and then the explosion happened. and we decided we needed to rally together. >> reporter: they say in such a small community many people have ties to the devastated neighborhood either direct or through friends. >> you know, my house was up there that i grew up in for 20 years. those are all of my neighbors. those are my people. >> reporter: all of the money raised at the day-long event will be given to the sanbruno fire victims to help them rebuild. >> you know, the pain is still there. i mean, the fact that there are still a lot of individuals are just still sorting through their lives. >> reporter: state senator ye has attended the fundraiser and has asked for state home exemption for homeowners who lost their homes in the fire. >> i feel particularly bad for those individuals that are kind of right in the middle. didn't lose their home totally but not green tagged. so they are sort of in that never-never land should i rebuild or not? should i tear it down? >> reporter: and the women behind this event says it is m